They finished writing the album then went back to Los Angeles, California to begin recording.

[7] During the tour, band members began to consider firing bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu due to his drug abuse problem, but decided against it.

[11] The band has revealed that the total recording costs of Untouchables were estimated at $3,000,000 due to recording/living expenses and keeping their 15-person crew on retainer for the nearly two years it took to finish the album.

[12][13] As part of the total cost were included five houses rented for $10,000 apiece for four months, when they moved to Phoenix.

[14] Jonathan Davis commented in an interview with Noisey: "We were coming off of Issues, and we wanted to make an amazing record.

Davis blamed Internet piracy for the drop in sales compared to previous albums, since the album had leaked onto file-sharing websites with a different track order and song titles[23] more than two months prior to its official release date.

At Metacritic, the album received a score of 80/100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

[25] In a 2021 retrospective review, Metal Hammer deemed Untouchables to be Korn's greatest album.